Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans
Dec. 30, 1862
Attacking the wagon train of Starkweather's Brigade near here about 10:00 A.M., Wheeler's Brigade destroyed 20 wagons, took some 50 prisoners and a number of horses and mules. Action by the 1st and 21st Wisc., 4th Ill., 79th Pa., inf. and Btry. "A", 1st Ky. Lt. Art., under Starkweather, forced Wheeler to break off the action and withdraw toward Lavergne. The Federal brigade was immobilized in this area.
Marker is at the intersection of Nissan Parkway (U.S. 102) and Jeferson Pike, on the right when traveling north on Nissan Parkway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
